1936 Texas Tech
5–4–1 (0–0–1 Border Conference), coached by Pete Cawthon. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Oklahoma City 34–6Oct 3
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | atTexas Wesleyan | W 26–7 | 82% |
| Sep 26 | vs TCU | W 7–0 | 40% |
| Oct 3 | vsOklahoma City | W 34–6 | 89% |
| Oct 9 | vsWichita State | L 0–6 | 92% |
| Oct 24 | vsCentenary (LA) | W 12–6 | 58% |
| Nov 6 | vs Oklahoma State | W 12–0 | 82% |
| Nov 12 | atLoyola Marymount | L 7–26 | 51% |
| Nov 20 | vsDePaul | L 6–13 | 87% |
| Nov 26 | atLoyola (LA) | L 0–14 | 70% |
| Dec 5 | at Arizona | T 7–7 | 21% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Arizona 7–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Border Conference.
In program history: The 86th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 on file).
- Record
- 5–4–1
- Conference
- 0–0–1 tied for 4th in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 111–85
- Coach
- Pete Cawthon
- Elo
- 1430 −86 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −1.9 No. 82 of 131 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Demp Cannon
- Offense
- Single-wing
- Defense
- 6–2
1936 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 3–0–1 | 5–2–3 | |
 UTEP | 2–1–1 | 5–3–1 | |
 New Mexico State | 3–2 | 6–4–1 | |
 Northern Arizona | 2–2–1 | 3–4–1 | |
 Texas Tech | 0–0–1 | 5–4–1 | |
 Arizona State | 2–4 | 4–5 | |
 New Mexico | 1–4 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.